Codification, Transplants and History: Law Reform in Louisiana (1808) and Quebec (1866) - Hardcoverby John W. Cairns (Author) xlv, 559 pp. When Louisiana enacted its Digest of the Civil Laws in 1808 and Quebec its Civil Code of Lower Canada in 1866, both jurisdictions were in a period of transition economic, social and political. In both, the laws had originally been transplanted from European nations whose societies were in many ways different from theirs. This book offers the first systematic and detailed exploration of the two new codes in light